About Luís Gonçalves das Chagas, Baron of Candiota
Lived 1815 – 1894 (aged 78–79). Luís Gonçalves das Chagas, Baron of Candiota was a Brazilian politician.
Luís Gonçalves das Chagas, Baron of Candiota (c. 1815–1894) was a Brazilian landowner, military leader and nobleman.
Born in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil's southernmost state, Chagas was the owner of several estancias in the municipalities of Santa Maria, São Gabriel and Bagé. He fought the Ragamuffin War (1835–1845) on the Republican side.
In 1865, he raised a regiment to fight for Brazil in the Paraguayan War (1864–1870). On March 20, 1875, Chagas was created Baron of Candiota (the name of a creek in one of his properties) by Emperor Pedro II of Brazil.
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landowner (1815-1894)
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Luís Gonçalves das Chagas, Baron of Candiota was born in 1815 in São Gabriel.
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Luís Gonçalves das Chagas, Baron of Candiota died in 1894 in Porto Alegre.
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Luís Gonçalves das Chagas, Baron of Candiota was a politician.
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Luís Gonçalves das Chagas, Baron of Candiota was Brazilian.
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